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Predicting higher risk for prostate cancer diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose ...





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Researchers seek to map the brain patterns of Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at UC Davis have launched an innovative study to determine whether closer examination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease even before patients begin to show the ...


Obesity increases risk of prostate cancer recurrence for both blacks and whites

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new look at a large database of prostate cancer patients shows that obesity plays no favorites when it comes to increasing the risk of recurrence after surgery: Being way overweight is equally bad for blacks and whites, ...


Study examines reliability of clinical and pathological diagnoses of Barrett's esophagus

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a review of more than 2,000 patients coded for Barrett's esophagus, electronic diagnosis overestimated the prevalence of the disease according to researchers in California. They found that only 61.9 percent of patients ...


The bowels of infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, "Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis," ...


Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about ...


EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.


Researchers find breast cancer gene that's blocked by blood pressure drug

Researchers find breast cancer gene that's blocked by blood pressure drug

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers have identified a gene that is overexpressed in up to 20 percent of breast cancers and that could be blocked in the lab by a currently available blood pressure drug, according to a new study from ...


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Sun cutting up to 3,000 jobs as awaits Oracle deal

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to eliminate up to 3,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its worldwide work force, as it awaits a takeover by Oracle Corp., a deal being held up by antitrust regulators in Europe.


Using kin's DNA to find criminals focus of study

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created May 12, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The use of DNA kinship analysis methods could be an effective tool in helping to identify potential criminal suspects, but there are also legal and policy implications of doing so.


New Canadian research helps doctors care for kidney patients

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created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access ...



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